started at 715 am and this 6 mile hike took 3 hours and 50 minutes. the first hour we were in 90% shade, it is a beautiful drop down into the canyon. winding around, going both up and down allot..... views are stunning! saw many lizards the whole hike and some beautiful birds. the uphill climb at mile 4 is on slick type rocks so it is not too bad. was able to maintain good contact and grip the whole up. the last 1.5 miles is somewhat boring but the whole time in the canyon is stellar.

did the entire loop and the overlooks and it was 6 miles. except for the over looks I saw 2 other people, this was a very isolated hike. the beauty was stunning! so worth it if you are on fence. took 3 hours, bring a gallon of water, not much shade but there is more on the west rim side. I saw 2 very large black ear jack rabbits close by on the west side. they did run away but I was able to watch them for 200 ft, beautiful!

great hike! arrived Saturday the 7th at 610 am still plenty of parking. starts out easy and turns mid hard including some rock scrambles at the upper levels. beautiful birds singing and flying around much of the hike. we went off the flatiron 1/2 trail and did some improvisation until we got to an area that got to too technical and turned around. went back to the trail and the upper level is a lot of switchbacks. beautiful views all the way and the top was a nice reward. big crowds were flowing in when we were leaving at 1030. go early!

Great trail total was 4.1 miles and round trip took 2 hours and 47 mins. Rain and sun both occurred as a low was swirling around. Not too many hikers, I'd say we passed 35 people on the trail total. incredible views at many spots along the way up of the canyon and the overview at the top was beautiful!